XPost: linux.debian.devel.release, linux.debian.maint.boot   
   From: carnil@debian.org   
      
   Hi Cyril,   
      
   On Sat, Jan 03, 2026 at 05:00:49AM +0100, Cyril Brulebois wrote:   
   > Hi Salvatore,   
   >   
   > And thanks again for those mails, much welcome. Especially when they're   
   > not about “no packaging changes”. ;-)   
      
   Thanks for the feedback.   
      
   > I'm pinpointing a few things that I should look into (which I cannot do   
   > right away).   
   >   
   > Salvatore Bonaccorso  (2026-01-02):   
   > >   * Make dracut the preferred initramfs generator.   
   >   
   > This caught my eye but I see you're addressing that below.   
   >   
   > >   * Move dtb into modules directory.   
   >   
   > This too, I suppose this might impact some packages like raspi-firmware   
   > (maintainers bcc'd) which copy some DTBs around.   
      
   FTR, this is this change:   
   https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1730   
   it required a followup as   
   https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/commit/c660788db61e   
   a9d22bc429b987441b05b9302bb   
   and https://tracker.debian.org/news/1699493/accepted-u-boot-efi-   
   tb-5-source-into-unstable/   
      
   Thanks for checking other potentially impacted packages.   
      
   > >   * Split modules out of kernel-image udeb.   
   >   
   > I suppose this is about shuffling .ko between udebs, so that might be   
   > transparent for the installer's runtime.   
      
   https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/-/merge_requests/1747   
      
   > >   * [arm64] Add initial Raspberry Pi 5 support   
   > >     - enable MMC_SDHCI_BRCMSTB, GPIO_BRCMSTB, PINCTRL_BRCMSTB   
   > >       and PINCTRL_BCM2712 as modules   
   > >     - enable OF_OVERLAY   
   > >     - enable MISC_RP1 as a module   
   >   
   > I had seen a few required patches land upstream lately, it's good to see   
   > the configuration options are getting in as well!   
   >   
   >   https://salsa.debian.org/raspi-team/image-specs/-/issues/74   
      
   Ack glad if you are happy :)   
      
   > > So we cover a couple of further HW support enablements, the introduction   
   > > of a base package for version sync, enablement of building rust drivers   
   > > and features and the switch to dracut as the preferred initramfs   
   > > generator.   
   > >   
   > > The switch of the preferred initramfs generator to dracut is a first   
   > > step towards the plan to switch to dracut by default. There is work   
   > > planned to make support for d-i, Benjamin is aiming to make a list of   
   > > packages that ship initramfs-tools hooks in Debian.   
   >   
   > I was going about the existence of such a list. :)   
      
   Yep, the list does not exist yet. Should follow.   
      
   > Bug reports, patches, MRs are welcome for d-i components. If bug reports   
   > are precise enough (what needs changing, what the target should look   
   > like), I suppose we could help write patches… but that would require some   
   > heavy learning session (at least for me) as my only bit of dracut-related   
   > knowledge is that dracut-install exists and is used by recent   
   > initramfs-tools versions…   
      
   Ben Hutchings was planning to work on the d-i part to contribute the   
   support. I assume you will hear from us soon we start with that.   
      
   Regards,   
   Salvatore   
      
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